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  • New Zealand reports 4,288 new Covid-19 cases

    Date: 2022-08-12 10:25:29 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:26 - ID:9716572

    WELLINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) - New Zealand recorded 4,288 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 1,681,209, according to TVNZ. The death tally reached 1,733 in the country, the ....

  • Russia reports 27,810 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

    Date: 2022-08-12 10:04:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:9716520

    MOSCOW, Aug 12 (MENA) - Russia reported 27,810 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the anti-coronavirus crisis center announced on Friday. The country recorded 57 coronavirus-linked deaths during the same period. As many as 14,320 ....

  • Russian public’s confidence in Putin surpasses 81%, poll reveals

    Date: 2022-08-12 10:03:35 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:9716504

    MOSCOW, Aug 12 (MENA) – The level of Russian citizens' confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased by 0.5 percentage points to 81.3% over the week, TASS news agency reported. "When asked about [their] confidence in Putin, 81.3% ....

  • Medvedev, on behalf of Putin, visits Luhansk People’s Republic

    Date: 2022-08-12 09:57:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:20 - ID:9716539

    MOSCOW, Aug 12 (MENA) - Dmitry Medvedev, the former President of Russia and current Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, visited Luhansk Oblast where he held a security meeting on behalf of Russian President Vladimir ....

  • EU lauds good coordination on Kenya’s general elections

    Date: 2022-08-12 09:38:26 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:19 - ID:9716390

    BRUSSELS, Aug 12 (MENA) – The holding of general elections in a peaceful atmosphere demonstrates Kenya’s commitment to democracy and inclusive governance, the European Union said in a press release. "We commend the open and inclusive electoral ....

  • US special envoy for Yemen Lenderking’s travel to UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2022-08-12 08:09:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:16 - ID:9716398

    WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) - US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking will travel to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Saudi Arabia starting August 11, while members of his team travel to Jordan, as part of our vigorous diplomatic efforts to help ....

  • JHU: Coronavirus cases surpass 588 mn

    Date: 2022-08-12 08:03:25 GMT - USA - World - SN:15 - ID:9716388

    WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (MENA) - The overall global Covid-19 caseload reached 588,478,155 and deaths surged to more than six million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Friday. In its latest update, JHU revealed that the current ....

  • Poland receives more than 5.44 mn refugees from Ukraine

    Date: 2022-08-12 07:47:27 GMT - Poland - World - SN:14 - ID:9716367

    WARSAW, Aug 12 (MENA) - Some 5.443 million refugees from Ukraine have crossed the border with Poland since the start of the Russian military operation, Radio Poland said on Friday citing figures from Poland's Border Guard agency. About 25,500 ....

  • Ukrainian energy min., G7 ambassadors discuss events involving Zaporizhzhia NPP

    Date: 2022-08-12 06:59:10 GMT - Ukraine - World - SN:12 - ID:9716326

    KIEV, Aug 12 (MENA) - Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko has met with the Ambassadors of the G7 countries to discuss the events involving Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and Ukraine’s preparations for the heating season. The ....

  • Thousands hit by floods in Venezuela

    Date: 2022-08-12 06:53:35 GMT - Venezuela - World - SN:10 - ID:9716284

    CARACAS, Aug 12 (MENA) – Heavy rains in Venezuela since Wednesday have caused flooding, landslides, cut roads and damage to nearly 1,000 families across the country, but without causing casualties, local media reported. "Heavy rain has fallen," ....

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